ErieCPR:Connect+Respect, the community group legally affiliated with the 501c3, Winds of Change, was formed in 2015 to advocate for community engagement in public planning with a focused effort to save the McBride Viaduct / East. Ave. Bridge.

The Viaduct, constructed in 1938, was closed to vehicular use in 2010. Over the past seven years this hulking span has become the route of choice for pedestrians, bicyclists and skateboarders heading to school, work, play or shopping. The City of Erie is prepared to spend over $3million to tear down this artery, more than it would cost to save the bridge.